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Workers in the Cheshire area fear for their jobs after a Dutch food group announced it is pulling out of the UK.
Workers in the Cheshire area fear for their jobs after a Dutch food group announced it is pulling out of the UK.
Security is to be tightened up in the North West with police escorts for cash vans.
A pristine toilet block in Audlem has taken a top gong at the annual Loo Awards. The public toilets in Cheshire Street were in fact rescued and refurbished by its parish council.
More than 500 jobs will be created at Liverpool and Manchester airports. Two new aircraft will be added to Ryanair’s Manchester base. The firm said it would fashion 360 new posts at Manchester and 180 at Liverpool.
A new report on low pay among the regions reveals the north-west has the joint greatest number of people by volume receiving less than the ‘living wage’. It means the workers affected cannot afford a basic living standard. The area shares the figure of 570,000.
There are union worries that expected job losses at Royal Bolton Hospital will have an effect on patient care.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) force has been fined over a stolen USB device containing vital data.
Nearly one-third of the staff at a Salford plant will be axed after the owners went into administration. There are 138 employees in total, and administrators say 42 jobs will go following a prior meeting with staff.
Wigan-based JJB Sports has gone into administration with 2,200 job losses. The company struggled to cope with the economic downturn. The present owner of Wigan Football Club, Dave Whelan, founded JJB Sports 41 years ago, before selling it in 2007.
The head of Blessed Trinity RC College in Ormerod Road, Burnley, defended the use of surveillance cameras. Richard Varey said the two cameras were not in the changing room or toilet areas.